Vice President Mike Pence promises Colorado donors Republicans will pass tax reform this year

Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a fundraising event for the Republican Party on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, in Greenwood Village, Colo. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday told a ballroom full of Republicans in Greenwood Village that a unified GOP will fulfill a key campaign pledge of President Donald Trump by enacting tax reform legislation.

Hammers, axes will test prototypes for border wall

Contractors have completed eight prototypes of President Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico, triggering a period of rigorous testing to determine if they can repel sledgehammers, torches, pickaxes and battery-operated tools. Contractors have completed eight prototypes of President Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico, triggering a period of rigorous testing to determine if they can repel sledgehammers, torches, pickaxes and battery-operated tools.

Drug company billionaire arrested on charges of opioid conspiracy

John Kapoor, a billionaire whose company developed a liquid version of the opioid painkiller fentanyl, was arrested in Phoenix on Thursday on charges that he spearheaded a scheme to bribe doctors and pharmacists across the nation to boost sales - largely to patients who did not need the medication. The scheme was first described in December in an indictment against six executives at the company, Insys Therapeutics in Chandler, Ariz.

Disneyland puts transportation hub on hold, reveals plan to build parking structure within resort

Disney has put on hold plans to build a transportation hub on the eastern edge of the resort. The Disneyland Resort has shelved plans for a new transportation hub on the eastern edge of the Anaheim property and will build a 6,500-space parking structure near its shopping district.

Senators rally behind Trump and his agenda after mini-revolt

Donald Trump is holding onto much of his GOP support, a day after a pair of the party's prominent senators denounced their president and invited colleagues to join them. Most GOP lawmakers rallied around Trump and his agenda on Wednesday, with one all but saying "good riddance" to Jeff Flake of Arizona and Bob Corker of Tennessee.

Fire at Indonesia fireworks factory kills 23, injures dozens

Hary Kurniawan, chief of police for the Jakarta satellite city of Tangerang, said Thursday that dozens of people have also been injured. The Los Angeles Dodgers won Game 1 of the World Series with a 3-1 victory over the Houston Astros.

Trump has won the civil war where it counts — with voters

Traditional Republicans fancying the cracks in their party as an opening to primary President Trump in 2020 need to deal with one inconvenient fact: Republican voters aren't interested. The brawl for dominance in the Republican Party is certainly remarkable.

Upstart Republican now in headlights of Arizona Senate race

In a Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 photo, former Republican Arizona state Sen. Kelli Ward smiles as she is greeted by supporters at a campaign fundraiser, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Ward was expected to run against Republican U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake in the Arizona 2018 primary, but Flake has bowed out of a re-election, announcing his retirement on Tuesday.

Some expect rush of GOP hopefuls vying for Sen. Flake’s seat

U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake's decision to bow out of a re-election fight could spur a rush of other Republican candidates who hope to take on his only announced challenger in the Arizona primary next year. The freshman senator's decision came after months of saying he expected a tough primary and general election but believed he could win.

Texas House speaker who slowed conservative agenda retires

In this July 18, 2017, file photo, Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, calls the House of Representatives to order in Austin, Texas. Straus, a powerful moderate voice that kept the country's largest conservative state from moving even father to the right, abruptly announced Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, that he won't seek re-election.

Sen. Flake’s departure could unleash flood of GOP candidates

Sen. Flake, an Arizona Republican, announced he would not run for re-election in 2018, condemning in a sp... . Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., accompanied by his wife Cheryl, leaves the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, after announcing he won't seek re-election in 2018.

Donald Trump hits back at – zero chance’ senators

The president tweeted about Jeff Flake and Bob Corker, saying both men are not running for re-election because "they had zero chance of being elected". Mr Trump claimed a Tuesday meeting with Republican senators was, with the exception of Mr Flake and Mr Corker, "a love fest with standing ovations and great ideas for USA!" The reason Flake and Corker dropped out of the Senate race is very simple, they had zero chance of being elected.

Trump portrays himself as aggrieved party in dossier matter

Personhuballah, stands on the plaza of the Supreme Court in Washington. Firefighters and construction workers say the Trump administration is putting their health at risk by ignoring the hazards posed by millions of tons of asbestos, flame retardants and other toxins found in homes,... Firefighters and construction workers say the Trump administration is putting their health at risk by ignoring the hazards posed by millions of tons of asbestos, flame retardants and other toxins found in homes, businesses and industrial sites.

Trump’s Texas visit aimed at boosting GOP, 2020 re-election bid

President Donald Trump will make a trip to Dallas on Wednesday for a fundraising event aimed at his 2020 re-election bid and shoring up Republican support. Trump, who was supposed to visit Texas in September before Hurricane Harvey hit, will be welcomed at Dallas Love Field by Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and will be briefed on hurricane recovery efforts shortly after.